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The easternmost of the 48 contiguous states of the [[UsefulNotes/UnitedStates US]], as well as the northernmost one east of the Great Lakes.[[note]]On maps it looks like it's farther north than the Washington-to-Minnesota northern border, but that's an artifact of map projection.[[/note]] Part of the New England region, it is famous for its forests, lighthouses, and lobster, as well as for being the home state of (and [[CreatorProvincialism setting for almost all novels]] written by) Creator/StephenKing.
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The easternmost of the 48 contiguous states of the [[UsefulNotes/UnitedStates US]], as well as the northernmost one east of the Great Lakes.[[note]]On maps it looks like it's farther north than the Washington-to-Minnesota northern border, but that's an artifact of map projection.[[/note]] Part of the New England region, it is famous for its forests, lighthouses, and lobster, as well as for not to mention being the home state of (and [[CreatorProvincialism setting for almost all novels]] written by) Creator/StephenKing.
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Maine's population is heavily clustered in the south near to the New Hampshire border, where sits its largest metro area, Greater Portland; the state capital, Augusta, is a bit further north. Northern Maine is extremely remote and sparsely populated, with Northwest Aroostook -- which makes up nearly half of the state's largest county by area -- boasting all of ''twelve'' residents in the 2020 census. This helps to make the region an attractive setting for LovecraftCountry and other "New England Gothic" horror fiction, imparting as it does a perfect sense of isolation, and is one of the reasons the aforementioned Stephen King likes to set his books there (the other being, of course, that he's a Mainer himself). Maine has the highest median age of all the states (45.0 in 2019 census estimates). Although the state is predominately White (90.2% Non-Hispanic White in the 2020 census), small immigrant communities have developed in the larger cities and towns, like the Irish, Poles, French Canadians, and Somali. Due to historic migration from French-speaking Canada, French is a common working language among their descendants and people living along the northern border with Quebec and majority Francophone parts of New Brunswick. Additionally, Maine is home to four federally-recognized tribes - the Penobscot Nation, the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, and the Mi'kmaq Nation[[note]]formerly the Aroostook Band of Micmacs[[/note]] - all of whom were historically part of a loose confederation called the Wabanaki[[note]]People of the Dawnland[[/note]] Confederacy. Unlike tribes in other states, the four tribes have land claims settlements with the State of Maine which granted them federal recognition and compensation, but also placed them under jurisdiction of the state as municipalities. All but the Mi'kmaq have three non-voting seats in the Maine House of Representatives, but as of 2023, only the Passamaquoddy send a representative to the State House.
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Maine's population is heavily clustered in the south near to the New Hampshire border, where sits its largest metro area, Greater Portland; the state capital, Augusta, is a bit further north. Northern Maine is extremely remote and sparsely populated, with Northwest Aroostook -- which makes up nearly half of the state's largest county by area -- boasting all of ''twelve'' residents in the 2020 census. This helps to make the region an attractive setting for LovecraftCountry and other "New England Gothic" horror fiction, imparting as it does a perfect sense of isolation, and is one of the reasons the aforementioned Stephen King likes to set his books there (the other being, of course, that he's a Mainer himself). Maine has the highest median age of all the states (45.0 in 2019 census estimates). Although the state is predominately White (90.2% Non-Hispanic White in the 2020 census), small immigrant communities have developed in the larger cities and towns, like the Irish, Poles, French Canadians, and Somali. Due to historic migration from French-speaking Canada, French is a common working language among their descendants and people living along the northern border with Quebec and majority Francophone parts of New Brunswick. Additionally, Maine is home to four federally-recognized tribes - the Penobscot Nation, the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, and the Mi'kmaq Nation[[note]]formerly the Aroostook Band of Micmacs[[/note]] - all of whom were historically part of a loose confederation called the Wabanaki[[note]]People of the Dawnland[[/note]] Confederacy. Unlike tribes in other states, the four tribes have land claims settlements with the State of Maine which granted them federal recognition and compensation, but also placed them under jurisdiction of the state as municipalities. All but the Mi'kmaq have There are three non-voting seats in the Maine House of Representatives, Representatives reserved for each of the tribes (apart from the Mi'kmaq), but as of 2023, only the Passamaquoddy send a representative to the State House.
